Leake Central at Newton County — Gators visit Cougars on Jan. 23 in Decatur

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Leake Central travels to Newton County for a nonleague clash on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. Tip is set for 5 p.m. Central at Newton County (game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5672709-leake-central-vs-newton-county). The Leake Central Gators (0-0) will be the visitors against the home Newton County Cougars (0-0).

Quick look

• Date: Friday, Jan. 23, 2026

• Time: 5 p.m. CT

• Location: Newton County (Decatur), Mississippi

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5672709-leake-central-vs-newton-county

• Visiting: Leake Central Gators — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/175191-leake-central-gators-jv (school streaming: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/leake-central-high-school-carthage-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive)

• Home: Newton County Cougars — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216342-newton-county-cougars-jv (school streaming: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/newton-county-hs-decatur-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive)

What to watch

This is an early-season, nonleague meeting with both teams listed at 0-0. There’s no recent meeting listed between these programs in the game data, so Friday’s contest will be a fresh measuring stick for each roster as they settle into the 2026 campaign.

Streaming and tickets

• Newton County’s NFHS Network page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/newton-county-hs-decatur-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Leake Central’s NFHS Network page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/leake-central-high-school-carthage-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

(Only available streaming links are shown above. No ticketing links were provided in the game information.)

Follow, pick and engage

Newton County currently lists 6 fans on SBLive and Leake Central lists 5. Both teams show 0 picks on the game page. Fans and picks numbers can change — follow the teams on SBLive to grow the fan counts and make picks for fun to show support (picks are fan engagement only and are not tied to any win projections). Follow the Cougars: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216342-newton-county-cougars-jv and the Gators: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/175191-leake-central-gators-jv.

Be sure to check the game page for updates, and tune in Friday night to see which team asserts itself early in the season: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5672709-leake-central-vs-newton-county.